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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning enable people all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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