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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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