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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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