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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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