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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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