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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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