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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have enabled learners all around 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 massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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