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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free 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 numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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