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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free 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 several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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