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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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