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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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