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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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