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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically 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 many issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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