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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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