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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over 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 commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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