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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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