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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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