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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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