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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free 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 issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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