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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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