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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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