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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning enable people all over the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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