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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of 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. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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