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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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