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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs 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 quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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