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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not 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 blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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