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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily 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 several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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