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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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