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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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