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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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