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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning enable humans all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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