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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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