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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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