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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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