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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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