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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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