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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically 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 issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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