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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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