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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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