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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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