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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students 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 subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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