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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over 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 online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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