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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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