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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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