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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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