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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are typically 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 issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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