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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. 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 always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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