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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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