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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally 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 a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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