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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses 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 numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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