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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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