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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the key 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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