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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 many topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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