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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC 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 several topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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