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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. 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. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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