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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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