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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually 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 quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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