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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily 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 online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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