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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically 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 many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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