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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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