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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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