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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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