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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally 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 quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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