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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free 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 e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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