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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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