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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are typically 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 numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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