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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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