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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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