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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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