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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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