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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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