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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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