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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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