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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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