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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. 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. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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