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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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