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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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