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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for students 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 issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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