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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free 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 numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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