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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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