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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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