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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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