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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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