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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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