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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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