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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently 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 have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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