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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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