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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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