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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand these new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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