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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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