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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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