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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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