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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are almost always 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 many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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