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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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