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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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