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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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