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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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