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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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