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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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