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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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