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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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