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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free 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 several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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