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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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