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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning are enabling students all around the world to take part 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 online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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