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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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