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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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