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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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