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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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