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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not 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 online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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