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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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