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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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