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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners 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 numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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