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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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