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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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