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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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