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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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