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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically 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 a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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