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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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