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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally 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 several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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