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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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