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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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