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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part 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 courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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