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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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