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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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