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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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