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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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