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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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