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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always 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 issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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