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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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