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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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