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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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