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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily 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 variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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