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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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