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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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