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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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