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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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