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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free 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 e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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