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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally 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 numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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