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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around 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 massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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