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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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