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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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