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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. 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 students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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