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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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