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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always 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 a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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