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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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