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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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