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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers 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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