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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses 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 many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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