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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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