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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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