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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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