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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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