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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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