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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are customarily free for students 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 many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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