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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners 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 many subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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