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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always 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 several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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