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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are 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 a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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