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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually 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 many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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