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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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