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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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