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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are commonly 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 several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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