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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth 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 MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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