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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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