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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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