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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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