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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand these important new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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