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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free 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 several topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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