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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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