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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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