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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for learners 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 many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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