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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are 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 several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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