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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data 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 subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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