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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not 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 have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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