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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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