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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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