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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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