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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online classes. 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 almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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