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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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