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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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