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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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