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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally 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 numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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