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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are typically 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 a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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