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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly 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 a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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