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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free 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 topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the 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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