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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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