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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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