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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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