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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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