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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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