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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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