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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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