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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need 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 educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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