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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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