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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are empowering humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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