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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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