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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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