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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning enable students all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are free 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 online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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