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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners 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 topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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