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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online 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 numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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