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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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