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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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