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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part 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 courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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