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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically 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 lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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