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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically 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 quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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