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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education are empowering humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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