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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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