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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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