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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 many topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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