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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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