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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. 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. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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