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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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