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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. 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. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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