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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines 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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