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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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