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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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