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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly 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 elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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