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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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