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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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