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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are 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 quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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