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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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