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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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