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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world 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 massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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