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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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