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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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