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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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