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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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