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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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