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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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