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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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