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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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