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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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