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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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