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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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