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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. 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 topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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