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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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