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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily 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 several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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