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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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