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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to massively open online courses (MOOCs) and open education resources (OERs). As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.

Modern trends in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates? This definitive new book also addresses the opportunities associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). For more details about this exciting new book please see video about MOOCs and Open Education.

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