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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important 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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