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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners 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 subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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