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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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