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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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