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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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