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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in 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. These online MOOCs are typically 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 a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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