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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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