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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly 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 many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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