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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free 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 subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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