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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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