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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive 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 a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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