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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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