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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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