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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are normally 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 several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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