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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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