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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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