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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 many subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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