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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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