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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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