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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over 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. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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