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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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