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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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