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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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