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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always 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 several issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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