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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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