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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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