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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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