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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also researches the key 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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