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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are 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 subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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