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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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