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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines 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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