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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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