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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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