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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students 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 subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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