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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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