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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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