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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are 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 many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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