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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free 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 many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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