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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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