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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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