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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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