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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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