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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently 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 distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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