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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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