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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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 technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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