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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always 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 lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major 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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