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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically 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 lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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