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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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