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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key 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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