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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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