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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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