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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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