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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners 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 many issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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