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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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