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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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