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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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