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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly 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 a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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