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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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