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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth 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 massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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