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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)