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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. 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 commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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