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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically 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 a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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