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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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