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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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