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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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