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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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