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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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