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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants 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 online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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