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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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