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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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