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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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