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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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