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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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