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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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