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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students 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 topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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