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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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