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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that elearning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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