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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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