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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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