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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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 issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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