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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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