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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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