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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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