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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of 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. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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