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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of 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 massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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