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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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