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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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