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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically 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 numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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