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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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