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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling people all around 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 courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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