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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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