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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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