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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free 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 topics that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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