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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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