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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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