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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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