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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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