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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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