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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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