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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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