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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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