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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners 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 issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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