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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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