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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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