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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually 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 many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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