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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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