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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily 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 several issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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