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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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