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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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