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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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