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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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