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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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