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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free 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 a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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