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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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