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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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