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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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