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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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