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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology enable people all over 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 massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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