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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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