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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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