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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not 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 e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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