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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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