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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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