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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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