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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free 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 must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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