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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key 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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