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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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