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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically 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 learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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