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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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