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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically 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 issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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