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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world 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. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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