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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners 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 subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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