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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not always 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 blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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