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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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