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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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