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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are usually 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 many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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