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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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