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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes 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. Massively open online courses are normally free for students 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 topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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