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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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