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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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