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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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