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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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