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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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