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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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