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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. 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. MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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