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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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