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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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