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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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