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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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