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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are 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 many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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