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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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