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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world 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. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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