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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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