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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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