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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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