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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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