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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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