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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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