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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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