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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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