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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily 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 many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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