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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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