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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part 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 massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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