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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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