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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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