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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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