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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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