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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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