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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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