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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. 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. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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