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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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