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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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