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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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