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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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