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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important 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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