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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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