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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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