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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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