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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. 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 free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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