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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally 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 many topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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