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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners 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 numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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