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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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