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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources