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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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