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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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