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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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