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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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