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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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