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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students 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 blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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