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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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