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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free 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 quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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