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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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