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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in 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 consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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