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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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