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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources