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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently 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 many subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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