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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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