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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 a variety of topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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