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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over 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. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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