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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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