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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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