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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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