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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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