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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses 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 courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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