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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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