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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always 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 topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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