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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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