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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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