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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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