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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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