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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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