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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free 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 several topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the scholarly 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 studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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