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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally 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 several subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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