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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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