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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students 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 several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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