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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. 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. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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