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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners 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 a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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