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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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