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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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