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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take 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 but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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