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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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