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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually 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 several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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