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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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