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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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