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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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