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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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