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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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