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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants want to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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