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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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