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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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