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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free 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 quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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