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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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