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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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