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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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