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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently 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 blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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