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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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