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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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