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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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