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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses 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 (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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