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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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