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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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