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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate 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. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the major 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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