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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly 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 several topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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