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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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