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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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