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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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