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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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