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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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