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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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