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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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