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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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