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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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