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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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 several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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