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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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