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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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