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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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