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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always 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 many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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