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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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