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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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