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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. 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. MOOC classes are almost always 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 a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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