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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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