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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable people all around the world 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 online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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