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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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