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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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