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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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