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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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