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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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