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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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