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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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