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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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