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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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