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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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