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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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