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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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